Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-21

whiskey, saying that ne Mr. MA
con) was going to take a drink
Cluverius replied, "Ibelieve | WILL"
and drink being handed to him
he swallowed it and smacked his
lips as he handed the glass back to
the Deputy Sergeant.
Capt. Frank Cunningham did
not leave the prisoner until l o'clock
last night, and when he got up to
90 Cluverius said in as cool and as
collected a manner as usual: Cap
tain, let me assist you in putting
on your coat"
TWO JURORS THERE.
Jurors William II. Parker and
Carter n. Harrison, OF Richmond,
we're at the Jail abOnt 10 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Harrison said
he was there as q newspaper cor
RESPONDENT. He did not desire to
witness the hanging, and said that
he would leave before the execu'
ton took place, if it could be so
that he could get the news without
waiting. While at the Jail Mr.. Har-
rison had several conversations
with Mr.. Bev. T. Crump.
THE BREAKFAST.
The breakfast was furnished by
George Schleiser q Brother, keep
ers of restaurant on Seventeenth
street, opposite the First Market
The bill of fare consisted of tender
loin beefsteak with mushrooms,
fried potatoes, egg omelet, hot rolls
and coffee. Cluverius ate heartily,
and seemed to enjoy the meal very
much. His appetite has always
been good, aud this morning it was
as good as usual.
THE GUARDS.
At Q o'clock Capt. James Pleas
ants. OF the First police district, ar
rived at the Jail with a detachment
of twenty-five policemen detailed
from the three districts. Sergeant
Brooks posted two policemen at tb'
Marshall-street entrance and tw(
at the gate opening on Jail alley
and one at the door of the Ser
geant's office. The others were
stationed about the jail yard. NJ
effort was made to clear Jail alley
of the crowd, as this wasnot though
at all necessary,
A MISS DIRECTED MESSAGE.
At half-past II o'clock it wa
said that the prisoner addressed
note to his brother, w. b. Cluver
| ius. at Ford's Hotel. The content
of the note were not made publi'
by the Sergeant. The note wa
| sent to w. b. Cluverius, who sub
sequently telephoned to the jal
from Ford's Hotel that he coul'
| not understand what the not
meant. Some telephonlng too
place between Sergt. Smith and W
b. Cluverius, and while this wa
going on a message was recelve
from the prisoner directing tina
the note be destroyed. When tn
note was handed to Sergeant Smlt
tue messenger said that 1t was froI
the prisoner, but the prisoner d'
MED having written it. Sergean
Smith WAS asked about it, and wa
so busy at the time that he was Ill
able to give a satisfactory explan'
| ton in regard to the notej but
was afterwards ascertained that th
note was for somebody else an
not for w. Is. Cluverius, and ths
it was not written by the prisone
ASSERTING HIS INNOCENCE.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morl
ing Capt. Frank Cunningham can
down to the Jail and was very 500
afterwards in the cell with Cluv
RUS. He greeted Capt. CnnnlnI
ham in pleasant manner an
asked him to sing "How firm
foundation, ye saints Of the Lord
The Captain complied with the r
quest and very sweetly sang tn
beautiful hymn. When be stoppt
singing he turned to Cluverius an
asked
'Do you still say that you a
innocent - Cluverius replied,
am Innocent "And,' said Car
; Cunningham, lido you believe
! our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chris
: and, believing in Him, You asse
, that you are innocent, KNOWN
D that you have got to answer beio
b. GodiD Again Cluverius said,
, can say that / am innocent"
70 o'clock Capt. Cunningham Il
to sing at the funeral of Mrs Wa!
z THE sCAFFoLD.
: The scaffold, which was erect
y by Councilman Farrar, was co
, pleted this morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
q 1t is situated at the lower end
4 the yard of the white department
g the prison, about twenty feet frC
3 the eastern wall. 1t is very co
f. plete in It's arrangements. The pl
"A form, which is reached by fiiP
/. of fifteen steps IN rear, is eley
feet six inches from the grouI
eight feet square, surrounded b,
q railing two feet eight inches hi